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Frozen Birthday Party

September 8, 2016 | baby, Disney, family, holidays

On Saturday, we had Emma Kate’s second birthday at our yogurt shop, Orange Leaf. I was not nearly as creative as last year, and everything was kind of last minute, but we still had a great time! I feel like having a party at our house last year was a “rookie new mom mistake”. It was super stressful not only getting things ready for the party, but deep cleaning the house and then cleaning up after. Having it at another location is the way to go!

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We had a little bit of food like donut holes, fruit, chex mix, and deviled eggs (and of course cake and frozen yogurt!) We kept it simple with bottled water and kool-aid in a cooler under the table. The Frozen decorations were bought at Wal-Mart, and the utensils, tablecloth, balloon holders, and a couple of the plastic trays I got at the Dollar Tree. We had a helium tank from Wal-Mart leftover from last year’s party, too.

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The birthday girl was way too busy to smile for pictures.

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Except when it comes to her daddy. She always smiles for him! her shirt is from Etsy, and her skirt is from Wal-Mart.

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Emma Kate was so good and sat in her chair and ate fruit, froyo, and cake the whole time!

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We had a lot of special friends and family attend, and the shop was a great place to let the kids run around and go nuts.DSC_0009

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My mom made Emma Kate’s cake. After paying $45 for a cake last year, we decided on the homemade route and it came out great! We did a boxed mix but used homemade icing which was amazing. I will forever use this icing when I make anything! (It may or may not have had 4 sticks of butter in it!)

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Lately, Emma Kate has been all about singing the happy birthday song, so she was mesmerized when everyone started singing it to her.

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She wasn’t so sure about blowing out the candles, and to avoid a spit on cake, Bobby blew them out for her. We used food coloring for two of the layers of the cake, and I think it came out great! The Frozen characters on top are from Amazon, and the banner on the cake is from Etsy.

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This pictures cracks me up. Unfortunately I didn’t think to do a photo with all the kids and a bunch of them had already left, but we rounded up who was still there and tried to get a photo. The parents were all jumping around trying to get the kids to look. It was awesome.

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The little boy, Emma Kate, and the little girl on the right were all born within a week of each other! So fun to watch them grow over the past two years.

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We had a great time celebrating our girl and can’t believe she will be two in a couple of weeks. I really loved the low stress party we did this year. We just have so many other things going around, I honestly didn’t have any more energy to put into it than what I did. I still think she had a great time. I know I did.

QOTD: Favorite party theme or location? Do you prefer a party at your house or somewhere else?

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  1. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    September 8, 2016 at 7:13 am

    What a fun birthday party for EK! I love that cake!

  2. erin says

    September 8, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    Love it! We’ve done all our parties at Disney or a hotel so far. lol Riley’s first birthday was at the Art of Animation Pool during Marathon weekend, and Zuzu’s first birthday was at a cabin in Fort Wilderness during Star Wars Half Marathon weekend.

    Menu’s are usually pizza and a cake from publix. I love not feeling the need to deep clean my house before and after a party, plus with family all over the state, it’s easier to have a central location! <3

  3. Karen says

    September 9, 2016 at 6:19 am

    Such a cute party and theme! I’m glad everyone had fun!! 🙂

  4. Edye says

    September 9, 2016 at 7:00 pm

    What an adorable theme! Looks like a great time 🙂

    Blessings,
    Edye | http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com

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